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but what if, what if when adam lanza started shooting his way into sandy hook elementary school last friday he'd been confronted by qualified, armed security? will you at least admit it's possible that 26 little kids, that 26 innocent lives might have been spared that day? is it so abhorrent to you that you'd rather continue to risk the alternative? is the press and the political class here in washington, d.c. so consumed by fear and hatred of the nra and american gun owners that you're willing to accept a world where real resistance to evil monsters is alone, unarmed school principal left to surrender her life, her life to shield those children in her care? no one, no one regardless of personal political prejudice has the right to impose that sacrifice. ladies and gentlemen, there's no national, one-size-fits-all solution to protecting our children. but do know this president zeroed out school emergency planning grants in last year's budget and scrapped secure our schools policing grants in next year's budget. with all the foreign aid the united states does, with all the money in th
but what if, what if when adam lanza started shooting his way into sandy hook elementary school last friday he'd been confronted by qualified, armed security? will you at least admit it's possible that 26 little kids, that 26 innocent lives might have been spared that day? is it so abhorrent to you that you'd rather continue to risk the alternative? is the press and the political class here in washington, d.c. so consumed by fear and hatred of the nra and american gun owners that you're willing...
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i would like to ask stella adams to come up to the podium. she's a civil right and it's also a small business owner. >> thank you, my aunt. my work has been to protect the most vulnerable and i've joined fix the debt because one of the core principles is that we don't go up the fiscal cliff and they don't make sacrifices that crushed the most vulnerable populations. and so, i stand here to speak for those groups. we recognize the importance of doing true reform, true building revenue, true reform and reducing debt where we can, but not at the expense of the state did not for all of us. and all our interests have to be the same. all of us need to contribute to reducing debt to and removing us from this class. it is not an option for an action. if we have not, the people who are least likely to survive it are the ones who will be hit the hardest and hit first. i want to leave you with a bible verse because that's what they do. and it's philippines chapter two verse four. each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the in
i would like to ask stella adams to come up to the podium. she's a civil right and it's also a small business owner. >> thank you, my aunt. my work has been to protect the most vulnerable and i've joined fix the debt because one of the core principles is that we don't go up the fiscal cliff and they don't make sacrifices that crushed the most vulnerable populations. and so, i stand here to speak for those groups. we recognize the importance of doing true reform, true building revenue,...
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adam is right. unless we move out these coal plants or retire them early, they will still be in operation. coal usage in the country has gone down. it has been good for the environment. host: those in eastern and central u.s. can give us a call at 202-585-380. those in the pacific, 202-585- 381. -- 3881. teresa, yoyou are on with mr. sieminski and mr. verrastro. caller: i want to know the corporations that are involved in this. host: involved in what exactly? caller: with the u.s. becoming energy independent. talk about how you pute this report together, mr. sieminski. guest: it is to look at the fuel production, not by company. on the eia website, www.eia.gov, you can get a lot of information on the companies that are importing oil, producing oil, natural gas, grenoble's. there's a lot of information there on the company basis -- renewable. there is a lot of information they're on a company basis. -- there on a company basis. fromal gas and oil coming shale, coal look at where the distribution of t
adam is right. unless we move out these coal plants or retire them early, they will still be in operation. coal usage in the country has gone down. it has been good for the environment. host: those in eastern and central u.s. can give us a call at 202-585-380. those in the pacific, 202-585- 381. -- 3881. teresa, yoyou are on with mr. sieminski and mr. verrastro. caller: i want to know the corporations that are involved in this. host: involved in what exactly? caller: with the u.s. becoming...
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and in 1888, benjamin harrison guest: 1824, it was john quincy adams over a andrew jackson. it was controversial and went into the house of representatives and they selected john adams. host: what is the history of this when there was not so much severity between the electoral vote and the part of a vote? guest: history shows the people guest: the history shows people were outramed but went on through their lives and we had a president. it's amazing in 2000 everyone accepted the outcough the election because it wept to the supreme court, 5-4 decision, selected president bush and it was a period of time where we went on and he governed and people accepted that. it's a form of democracy we have and it has a certain amount of stability this institution. that's another positive aspect of it. host: ben is our next caller in turlock, california, republican line. good morning, ben. caller: my question was, first of all, to get in the studies of presidential studies and you're the director, are you part of electoral college? and the other thing is, is the electoral college specifica
and in 1888, benjamin harrison guest: 1824, it was john quincy adams over a andrew jackson. it was controversial and went into the house of representatives and they selected john adams. host: what is the history of this when there was not so much severity between the electoral vote and the part of a vote? guest: history shows the people guest: the history shows people were outramed but went on through their lives and we had a president. it's amazing in 2000 everyone accepted the outcough the...
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adams was the american minister to the court of st. james. jefferson, the american minister to paris. and neither of them were there. now, jefferson made a tremendous contribution. he, from paris, sent to his friend madison over 200 books on political theory, political thought, history, and i wasn't able to verify it but my surmise is that some of those books must have been about the dutch federation, which was very instructive for madison and the delegates when they were thinking of federalalism and mom eskew -- and monesque for separation of powers. jefferson was not there but did get his hands on a copy very quickly of the constitution. we emailed him a copy over there in paris. and he looked at it and said, well, where is the bill of rights? and the answer was, there is no bill of rights. he said how can you have a constitution without a bill of rights? he said every people on earth is entitled by nature to a bill of rights that protects them against their government. of this foreshadowed a problem, no bill of rights. george mason was one
adams was the american minister to the court of st. james. jefferson, the american minister to paris. and neither of them were there. now, jefferson made a tremendous contribution. he, from paris, sent to his friend madison over 200 books on political theory, political thought, history, and i wasn't able to verify it but my surmise is that some of those books must have been about the dutch federation, which was very instructive for madison and the delegates when they were thinking of...
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thanks to chairman buck mckeon and ranking member adam smith, the defense authorization bill contains a simple provision. that provision says that when you raise the flags of the 50 states at military ceremonies, if you're raising or displaying the flags of 50 states, you must also display the flag of the district of columbia and the five territories. the territories and the district have always served disproportionately in war. but what we are asking today that the house bill provides is the simple respect that any -- anyone who wears the uniform, any family member of that active military person or veteran is entitled to, i thank the house for recognizing that in some matters all of us are certainly equal. we are all equal in according respect for members of our military. i have spoken with senator levin, the chair of the defense authorization committee, enhe -- and he is for it. i have spoken to the white house at the highest level and i have asked them to simply recede to the house provision. in the past for reasons that escape us all, the senate has removed this provision when the
thanks to chairman buck mckeon and ranking member adam smith, the defense authorization bill contains a simple provision. that provision says that when you raise the flags of the 50 states at military ceremonies, if you're raising or displaying the flags of 50 states, you must also display the flag of the district of columbia and the five territories. the territories and the district have always served disproportionately in war. but what we are asking today that the house bill provides is the...
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sherman: i'll take a minute to put into the record the statements of adam lev tan, professor of law at the georgetown university law school, in support of this bill and he came before our committee in may of 2012 and stated there are unquestionably financial regulations that do little other than add to regulatory burdens, he cited in particular the provision that this bill addresses and said i would also urge the elimination of the privacy disclosure requirement even if there is no substantive replacement for it, but then he added, and at very least, eliminate the requirement of an annual disclosure when there's been no change to the policy. i couldn't agree more with the professor and with that i reserve the balance of my time unless the gentleman from massachusetts who is right here wishes me to yield to him, i just saw he reentered the chamber. . the speaker pro tempore: does the gentleman from california yield for particle metropolitanry inquiry? mr. sherman: yes. -- parliamentary inquiry? smermsherm yes. -- mr. sherman: yes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california i
sherman: i'll take a minute to put into the record the statements of adam lev tan, professor of law at the georgetown university law school, in support of this bill and he came before our committee in may of 2012 and stated there are unquestionably financial regulations that do little other than add to regulatory burdens, he cited in particular the provision that this bill addresses and said i would also urge the elimination of the privacy disclosure requirement even if there is no substantive...
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of course, ranking member adam smith. i rise today, mr. speaker, in support of the conference report for h.r. 4310. this defense bill conference report works to ensure there are men and women in uniform are well trained and equipped through the authorization of 176 billion dollars in operation and maintenance funding, plus $6 billion for overseas operations, including afghanistan. the conferees have restored 77 aircraft and 3,313 people to the air force's force structure, mostly in the air national guard and the air force reserve, to ensure adequate resources are available to the states and the territories to respond to mobilization, homeland defense and disaster assistance missions. i am personally pleased that the conferees did not allow the retirement of block 30 global hawks, which provide critical i.s.r. capability. i am particularly pleased that the conference report authorizes the secretary of defense to establish a program to provide space available transportation to active service members. while i am disappointed that the conferee
of course, ranking member adam smith. i rise today, mr. speaker, in support of the conference report for h.r. 4310. this defense bill conference report works to ensure there are men and women in uniform are well trained and equipped through the authorization of 176 billion dollars in operation and maintenance funding, plus $6 billion for overseas operations, including afghanistan. the conferees have restored 77 aircraft and 3,313 people to the air force's force structure, mostly in the air...
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you're not putting yourself at risk like mike adams put himself at risk. this is just a picture isgoogle earth. out to the right is the white knight climbing 50% more altitude than an airliner. going up about 50,000 feet. from up there, about 70 miles, you're looking on the horizon. this is why we stopped flying space ships. i wanted to fly one every five months to show reliability and cost for future space tourism. however, the historian at the smithsonian aerospace museum did something i thought he would not do until after people were buying tickets and flying in space. he defined spaceshipone -- the prototype. there was only one. he defined that article as an important historical artifacts. and if i gave it to them, he would display it right alongside the spirit of st. louis added the first airplane to break the sound barrier and all those that went to the moon. you know, all of these milestone airplanes. he would put it there and it would sit there forever. now, paul allen thought about this in this way and said, hey, i did this program for legacy. go
you're not putting yourself at risk like mike adams put himself at risk. this is just a picture isgoogle earth. out to the right is the white knight climbing 50% more altitude than an airliner. going up about 50,000 feet. from up there, about 70 miles, you're looking on the horizon. this is why we stopped flying space ships. i wanted to fly one every five months to show reliability and cost for future space tourism. however, the historian at the smithsonian aerospace museum did something i...
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the longer john adams lived, the shorter grew his creed. in the end, it was unitarianism. jefferson wrote those ringing words of the declaration, but jefferson was a utilitarian when he urged his nephew to inquire into the truth of christianity. "if it ends in a belief that there is no god, you'll find virtue in the comforts and pleasantness you feel in virtue's exercise." james madison always explained away religion as an innate appetite. the mind, he said, prefers the idea of the self existing clause to an infinite series of cause and effect. even the founders who were unbelievers considered it a civic duty in public service to be observant unbelievers. two days after jefferson wrote his famous letter endorsing a wall of separation between church and state, he attended church services in the house of representatives. services were also held at the treasury department. jefferson and other founders made statements like accommodations for the public's strong preference for religion to enjoy ample space in the public square. they understood that christianity fostered attitud
the longer john adams lived, the shorter grew his creed. in the end, it was unitarianism. jefferson wrote those ringing words of the declaration, but jefferson was a utilitarian when he urged his nephew to inquire into the truth of christianity. "if it ends in a belief that there is no god, you'll find virtue in the comforts and pleasantness you feel in virtue's exercise." james madison always explained away religion as an innate appetite. the mind, he said, prefers the idea of the...
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had a great career in the ohio senate and helped pass some pretty critical legislation, including the adam walsh child protection safety act. so we wish you well. we wish you, your wife and three boys such success in the future. it's a real pleasure to introduce another departing member, who also was in the legislature before she came here. unfortunately, i didn't have an opportunity to serve with her. she came just as i was leaving. when i think of jean schmidt, as we said before, i think of her faith and i think of marathons because she is an amazing marathon runner. she just completed her 97th marathon in october. and she is obviously a really proud grandma to two young grandsons. it's a pleasure to recognize the gentlelady from southwestern ohio. mrs. schmidt: thank you, mr. speaker, thank you, congressman tiberi, my good friend from central ohio. i want to say good-bye not just to this chamber but to be the -- but to the good friends leaving with me betty sutton from northern ohio. politically dewe disagree on just about everything. but we also have something very common together. sof
had a great career in the ohio senate and helped pass some pretty critical legislation, including the adam walsh child protection safety act. so we wish you well. we wish you, your wife and three boys such success in the future. it's a real pleasure to introduce another departing member, who also was in the legislature before she came here. unfortunately, i didn't have an opportunity to serve with her. she came just as i was leaving. when i think of jean schmidt, as we said before, i think of...
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with that let me introduce adam, supreme court correspondent for "the new york times." >> as david said, you guys are in for a treat. you really couldn't ask for a better panel to think through these issues how to balance integrity and access. i'm going to say a word about each of the panelists, their biographical material is available to you. then we'll hear brief presentations from each of them and a more general conversation and save time for your questions at the end. natalie tennant is the secretary of state in west virginia. she's the state's most transparent office holder. i'm literal minded so i half expected a ghost. more seriously she's also had more investigations and convictions for election violations than any other secretary in west virginia's history. maybe later on we can talk about what the data is and what kinds of problems election administrators face. and then hear from ground zero of the 2012 elections is secretary of state of ohio, jon husted, who has had a distinguished career before his current job in the ohio legislature as having served as speaker of the ohio h
with that let me introduce adam, supreme court correspondent for "the new york times." >> as david said, you guys are in for a treat. you really couldn't ask for a better panel to think through these issues how to balance integrity and access. i'm going to say a word about each of the panelists, their biographical material is available to you. then we'll hear brief presentations from each of them and a more general conversation and save time for your questions at the end....
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you ask why democrats, who are willing to put everything on the table, are so adamant about social security. in 2013, seniors in america are finally going to get a small cost of living increase in their social security. it's going to average about $21 a month. less for some seniors. a little bit more for most. on average seniors who on average get about $14,000 in social security benefits a year are going to get on average about a $21 increase in their benefit to pay for all their medicine, increased cost of their medicine, increased cost of their rent, increased cost of their daily living, $21. republicans are saying in their proposal, we must cut that cost of living increase for america's social security recipients who fade for those benefits. at the same time they're saying, we must cut social security benefits so we can protect the wealthiest 2% of america's wealthiest from incurring any tax rate increase, which would simply take them back to the rates that were in effect in the 1990's when they were making buku bucks and hiring 23 million americans. so social security, it's here for us
you ask why democrats, who are willing to put everything on the table, are so adamant about social security. in 2013, seniors in america are finally going to get a small cost of living increase in their social security. it's going to average about $21 a month. less for some seniors. a little bit more for most. on average seniors who on average get about $14,000 in social security benefits a year are going to get on average about a $21 increase in their benefit to pay for all their medicine,...
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speaker, how adamant are you that the medicare eligibility age needs to be part of this? there are a lot of people who thinkes that -- think that's just an arbitrary cut and that other sectors of the economy would have to eat that. >> there are a lot of issues on the table. that issue's been on the table, off the table, back on the table. it's an issue for discussion. but i don't believe it's an issue that has to be dealt with between now and the end of the year. it is an issue i think if congress were to do entitlement reform next year and tax reform as we envision if there is an agreement, that issue will certainly be open to debate in that context. thanks. cappingscamings [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] >> eric of "the hill" joins us from capitol hill with the latest on the fiscal cliff. how did the white house react to speaker boehner's plan b? >> the white house very swiftly rejected it in a statement very shortly after boehner announced the plan b scenario? and harry reid, leader of the
speaker, how adamant are you that the medicare eligibility age needs to be part of this? there are a lot of people who thinkes that -- think that's just an arbitrary cut and that other sectors of the economy would have to eat that. >> there are a lot of issues on the table. that issue's been on the table, off the table, back on the table. it's an issue for discussion. but i don't believe it's an issue that has to be dealt with between now and the end of the year. it is an issue i think if...
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thank you,adam president. >> senator elect ted cruise will fill her seat in congress. mr. cruz won the november election against paul sadler with just over 56% of the vote. in early november kansas senator jerry moran appointed him chairman of the senate yull committee. >> senator inouye passed way on monday at the edge of 88. he was serving his nineth term in office after winning re-election in 2010. he lost his right arm in combat in world war ii and received the medal of honor from bill clinton. senator reid paid tribute to the late senator. riendship i value so very, very much. he was a colleague but really a friend. he helped me so many times, helped me do my best here, my best has been with the help of him. as i mentioned briefly yesterday, he always had so much confidence in me. years ago, years ago when i was a senator struggling, like all senators here, he told me two decades ago that i would be running the senate someday. i never even contemplated, thought about that, desired that. things have worked out that he was right. senator inouye is one of the finest men
thank you,adam president. >> senator elect ted cruise will fill her seat in congress. mr. cruz won the november election against paul sadler with just over 56% of the vote. in early november kansas senator jerry moran appointed him chairman of the senate yull committee. >> senator inouye passed way on monday at the edge of 88. he was serving his nineth term in office after winning re-election in 2010. he lost his right arm in combat in world war ii and received the medal of honor...
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the votes and certainly bluffing and so that is the sort of thing that backfires so to have been so adamant that they had the votes and then didn't will hurt them particular if boehner goes to obama and says, hey, i can make a deal, obama will say you said before you could and couldn't. so how can i trust you?there are a lot of repercussions. host: we're talking with stephen dinan from the "washington times politics.? about the fiscal cliff, the numbers are on the screen. before going to the phones we want to show you a little bit about what speaker boehner had to say yesterday in his explanation as to why plan b legislation was pulled from the house vote. and he also added that he didn't think the members' refusal to vote on it was aimed at him personally. [video clip] >> there was a perception that the vote last night was going to increase taxes. i disagree with the characterization of that by, but it was out there and we had a number of our members who just didn't want to be perceived as having raised taxes. that was the real issue. you've all heard me say this and i've told my colleague
the votes and certainly bluffing and so that is the sort of thing that backfires so to have been so adamant that they had the votes and then didn't will hurt them particular if boehner goes to obama and says, hey, i can make a deal, obama will say you said before you could and couldn't. so how can i trust you?there are a lot of repercussions. host: we're talking with stephen dinan from the "washington times politics.? about the fiscal cliff, the numbers are on the screen. before going to...
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[laughter] >> also my son, adam. >> thank you for introducing your guests. let me briefly explain -- you have five minutes for your testimony. the light in front of you will turn green. when one is left the light will turn yellow and when your time has expired the time will turn red at which point i will ask you to wrap up your remarks. members will each have five minutes for questions. i appreciate your testimony. >> members of the subcommittee, thank you very much for holding your prior hearing. thank you very much for all in this hearing. with your permission, i will summarize the main points. i want to start with something which is basic, which is that multi employer plans are important. i come from the business community. employee benefit plans are complicated, and one of the real benefits of multi employer plans is day permits several hundred thousand businesses, mostly small businesses in many different industries, to provide retirement security without needing a big hr department, just by writing a check. that is a huge benefit. in addition, as mr. a
[laughter] >> also my son, adam. >> thank you for introducing your guests. let me briefly explain -- you have five minutes for your testimony. the light in front of you will turn green. when one is left the light will turn yellow and when your time has expired the time will turn red at which point i will ask you to wrap up your remarks. members will each have five minutes for questions. i appreciate your testimony. >> members of the subcommittee, thank you very much for...
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then more on the impact of sequestration with gourd don adams 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. next, former joint chiefs chairman mike mullen talks about the impact of the federal debt on national security. then senate finance committee chairman max baucus of montana talks about the so-called fiscal clipped negotiations. after that, a discussion on possible changes to current tax laws. >> i think people still love discovery in general. the ability to find this surprising. every month or every year i hear about some show people are suddenly talking about that i do not think you could have ever imagined -- if you came to me, i boo -- choose honey boo or a certain food channel network, if i had to predetermine my preference, i do not think i would ever pick them. but you hear people talking about them, you go into the environment, suddenly you find, you know what, i like honey boo boo. i think that is a huge part of the american television experience. it is so short -- i still do think a lot of americans love a the escapism and being able to roam around the tv jungle finding thing
then more on the impact of sequestration with gourd don adams 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. next, former joint chiefs chairman mike mullen talks about the impact of the federal debt on national security. then senate finance committee chairman max baucus of montana talks about the so-called fiscal clipped negotiations. after that, a discussion on possible changes to current tax laws. >> i think people still love discovery in general. the ability to find this surprising. every month or every...